What's On at UWA

A walk around a labyrinth has been a powerful way to think things out, to find guidance. It has been used in many cultures and many places. It is not a maze. The university chaplains will open a labyrinth on Oak Lawn for you to try. Just come along, we will provide some initial direction and then (...)

What GOOD is Christianity? How would Australia look without it? Dr Vishal Mangalwadi: international author, philosopher and social reformer Vishal grew up in India, surrounded by Christian, Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic influences. In his teens he became a Christian, attracted to the life and (...)

I AM BREATHING reminds us what it is to be alive - a tale of fun and laughs with a smattering of upset and devastation.

Within a year, Neil Platt goes from being a healthy 30 something British bloke, with a great sense of humour, to becoming completely paralyzed from the neck down (...)

Lunch time talk: What Matters to me and Why (with Erika Techera, Dean of the Faculty of Law)

When: Wednesday 11th September, 2013 12pm to 1.30pm

Where: Science Library – 3rd Floor meeting room

'What Matters to me and why' is a series of lunch time talks and (...)

Join us in acknowlegement of Archbishop Riley, a key figure in the foundation of the University, the second Vice Chancellor of The University of Western Australia, first Warden of the UWA Convocation and co-founder of St George's College. It will be an afternoon and evening of events to mark (...)

Almost half the Australian population will experience a mental disorder at some point in their lives. The UWA CPD ‘Mental Health’ seminar will provide a forum for discussion and debate around key issues in mental health in Western Australia. It will bring together experts in the field (...)

Members of the UWA community, family and friends are invited to a traditional service of readings, carols and hymns at the Chapel of St. George's College on Thursday 12th December at 7pm. The choir is the UWA Winthrop Singers.

The event is free and we invite a donation which will be (...)

Harmony Day is an annual event in the UWA calendar that provides an opportunity to affirm and celebrate cultural, linguistic and religious diversity in the campus community.

The Vice-Chancellor, Winthrop Professor Paul Johnson, invites you to join him in the Tropical Grove to hear guest (...)

Most forms of meditation seek to develop the discipline and practice of attention. The distinctive aim of Christian meditation is to let go of the busy preoccupations of the ego and, in the way of Jesus, attend to the gracious presence of God in the depth of silence. Because 'God is love’ (...)

Most forms of meditation seek to develop the discipline and practice of attention. The distinctive aim of Christian meditation is to let go of the busy preoccupations of the ego and, in the way of Jesus, attend to the gracious presence of God in the depth of silence. Because ‘God is love’ (...)

'What Matters to me and why' is a series of lunch time talks and conversations with UWA Academics. The talks explore personal stories of family, place, formative influences and how such factors continue to shape people's lives and academic work.

Professor Keep will share some of her (...)

A labyrinth is an ancient contemplative walking path. You are invited to walk the labynth set up on the Oak Lawn on Wednesday 16th April 10am to 2.30pm. Sponsored by UWA Chaplaincy

Science and Faith seem to be arguing a lot lately, so is their long term marriage over? The accusations are not pretty, not even true. Can we afford for them to split? Taking a leaf out of "Life of Brian", this talk will present the key players and principles of faith which pioneered (...)

It's a torrid space, between healthcare budgets and complex ethical questions of end-beginning of life. Much of our talk takes place in a vacuum. So, taking a leaf from "Life of Brian" this WXED talk uses multi-media to find the pioneers and principles that Christianity has contributed to (...)

The Art of Zhen Shan Ren (Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance) takes viewers through the story of Falun Dafa - from its introduction to the public in 1992, through the beauty and enlightenment of the practice, to the unjust and unrelenting persecution, moving forward through the peaceful (...)

Half an hour of silent meditation - also called 'contemplative' or 'centering' prayer. Tuesdays at 1pm in the university chapel (Law Link building, near the Law Library) commencing on 13th May.

This kind of prayer originates with the Christian Desert Fathers and Mothers of Egypt in the (...)

Lunch time talk: What Matters to Me and Why (with Professor Mark Randolph, WA Scientist of the Year, 2013)

'What Matters to Me and Why' is a series of lunch time talks and conversations with UWA Academics. The talks explore personal stories of family, place, formative influences and how (...)

'Verily it is by beauty that we come at wisdom,'so it says at Winthrop Hall, so what are all the 'words' for? This WXED talk presents stunning visuals of soaring and uplifting Christian art and some stories of iconclasm and censorship in order to draw a picture of Christianity's contribution to (...)

Ever since the birth of Pakistan and India as independent nations after the partition of the Indian sub-continent in 1947, Indo-Pak relations have been vexed to say the least. The nations have fought three accepted wars; two unacknowledged wars; and is still in the throes of insurgency and counter-i (...)

Complex ethical questions, judgements for the crime or the criminal or society? And what place mercy? Much of our talk takes place in a vacuum. So, taking a leaf from "Life of Brian" this WXED talk uncovers some pioneering persons, values and structures that Christianity has contributed (...)